2 Thessalonians 2:7

5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?

6 And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.

7 For ^athe mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only² He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.

8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, ^awhom the Lord will consume ^bwith the breath of His mouth and destroy ^cwith the brightness of His coming.

9 The coming of the lawless one is ^aaccording to the working of Satan, with all power, ^bsigns, and lying wonders,

10 and with all unrighteous deception among ^athose who perish, because they did not receive ^bthe love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And ^afor this reason God will send them strong delusion, ^bthat they should believe the lie,

12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but ^ahad pleasure in unrighteousness.

Verse Comparison: 2 Thessalonians 2:7

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American Standard Version
For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only `there is' one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.

Amplified® Bible
For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, [but it is] restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way.

Contemporary English Version
His mysterious power is already at work, but someone is holding him back. And the wicked one won't appear until that someone is out of the way.

Darby English Version
For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only [there is] he who restrains now until he be gone,

Good News Bible
The Mysterious Wickedness is already at work, but what is going to happen will not happen until the one who holds it back is taken out of the way.

International Standard Version
For the secret of this lawlessness is already at work, but only until the person now holding it back gets out of the way.

King James Version
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

New American Standard Bible
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains {will do so} until he is taken out of the way.

New International Version
For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.

New King James Version
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the mystery of lawlessness already work; only he who now restrains will do so until God takes him out of the way.

Young's Literal Translation
for the secret of the lawlessness doth already work, only he who is keeping down now `will hinder' -- till he may be out of the way,

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